Enfield No4 Disassembly

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1) Make sure rifle is

unloaded. Make certain the safety is in the forward position.

2) Lift the rear sight leaf if your rifle has one.

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3) Depress the bolt head catch. Pull the bolt to the rear. When the bolt head is over the bolt head catch allow the bolt head catch to push the bolt head upwards. Rotate the bolt head counter clockwise until its flat side points to twelve o'clock as shown in figure 3.

4) Remove the bolt.

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5) Depress the magazine catch and remove the magazine.

6) Unscrew the foresight (front sight) protector screw.

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7) Remove the foresight (front sight) protector screw.

8) Remove the foresight (front sight) protector.

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9) Unscrew the forward band screw.

10) Remove the forward band screw.

11) Remove the forward band.

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12) Unscrew the rear swivel screw.

13) Remove the rear swivel screw and the sling swivel.

14) Spread slightly the lower band and remove from the stock.

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15) Remove the front hand guard.

16) Remove the rear hand guard.

17) Unscrew the front trigger guard screw.

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18) Remove the front trigger guard screw.

19) Unscrew the rear trigger guard screw.

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20) Remove the rear trigger guard screw.

21) Do not force the trigger guard out. If the trigger guard is stick in place lightly tap on the sides of the arch until it can be easily removed.

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22) If the fore-end is tight or stuck you can use a piece of wood and tap lightly at the top rear of the fore-end on both sides until the fore-end can be removed easily.

23) Lift the fore-end straight off of the receiver. Do not pivot the stock off.

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24) Loosen the butt plate screws.

25) Loosen the butt plate screws.

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26) Remove the butt plate.

27) Remove felt wad with a cut-off clothes hanger (as shown in figure 27).

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28) The hanger easily hooks felt wad (as shown in figure 28).

29) Insert large flat blade screwdriver into butt stock and place in groove of stock bolt. Using large pliers, unscrew stock bolt counter-clockwise.

30) Remove butt stock.

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31) Figure 31 shows the stock bolt.

32) Unscrew the locking bolt screw.

33) Remove the locking bolt screw.

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34) Remove the locking bolt spring.

35) Remove the locking bolt and safety catch.

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36) You do not have to

separate the locking bolt and safety catch I usually leave assembled and just set aside. For these instructions I separated them.

37) Tap the rear sight retaining pin upwards.

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38) Remove the retaining pin.

39) Tap out the rear sight pin.

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40) Remove the rear sight pin.

41) Remove the rear sight pin.

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42) Remove the rear sight plunger.

43) Remove the rear sight plunger spring.

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44) Depress the front of the sear spring and move it out of the notch in the rear of the magazine catch.

45) Remove the sear spring.

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46) Push out the sear pin.

47) Remove the sear pin.

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48) Remove the sear.

49) Unscrew the magazine catch screw.

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50) Remove the magazine catch screw.

51) Remove the magazine catch.

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52) Remove the bolt head catch plate.

53) Remove the bolt head catch spring.

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54) Remove the bolt head catch.

Reassembly Instructions

55) Insert the bolt head catch.

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56) Insert the bolt head catch spring.

57) Place the magazine catch in place.

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58) Set the bolt head catch plate in place.

59) While holding the magazine catch and bolt head catch plate in place, insert the magazine catch screw. The magazine catch screw threads into the bolt head catch plate.

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60) Tighten the magazine catch screw.

61) Insert the sear and sear pin.

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62) Place the long end of the sear spring in the notch in the sear. Using a screw driver compress the front of the sear spring and place it into the notch in the rear of the magazine catch.

63) Replace the rear sight plunger spring.

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64) Insert the rear sight plunger as shown in figure 64 with the flat side pointing towards the right side of the rifle.

65) Insert the rear sight plunger as shown in figure 65 with the flat side pointing towards the right side of the rifle.

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66) Turn the rear sight pin until the hole is vertical and aligned with the groove in the left side of the receiver.

67) Insert the retaining pin.

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68) Tap in the retaining pin.

69) The top of the retaining pin should be flush with the top of the receiver.

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70) Figure 70 shows the locking bolt and safety catch correctly assembled prior to installation.

71) Assemble the locking bolt and safety catch.

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72) Install the locking bolt and safety catch.

73) Replace the safety spring.

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74) Reinstall the locking bolt screw. Hand tighten so the locking bolt screw is snug, but the safety still functions easily.

75) If removed insert the stock bolt into the rear of the butt stock.

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76) Figure 76 shows the front of the butt stock with the stock bolt protruding.

77) Reinsert butt stock into butt socket.

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78) Insert a large flat blade screw driver into the butt stock trap. Using a pair of pliers, turn large flat blade screw driver clockwise until stock bolt is tight.

79) Reinsert the stock bolt wad into the butt stock trap of the butt stock. Using clothes hanger, push the stock bolt wad all of the way down until it rest flat on the stock bolt.

80) Install the butt plate.

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81) Tighten both butt plate screws.

82) Figure 82 shows the correctly installed butt plate.

83) Slide the hand guard retaining ring to the rear of the barrel up against the front of the receiver. Make sure it is upright.

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84) Slide the fore-end stock till it snuggly rests up against the butt socket (as shown in figure 84).

85) If needed, tap lightly with a non marring tool such as a wooden dowel on both sided of the rear of the fore-end stock.

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86) Replace the trigger guard.

87) Replace rear guard screw.

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88) Reinstall the front trigger guard screw.

89) Tighten the front guard screw.

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90) Tighten the rear guard screw.

91) Reinstall rear hand guard.

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92) Replace the forward band.

93) Replace the front hand guard.

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94) Spread slightly the lower band and replace on the stock.

95) Replace the rear swivel screw and the sling swivel.

96) Tighten the rear swivel screw.

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97) Replace the forward band screw.

98) Tighten the forward band screw.

99) Replace the foresight (front sight) protector.

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100) Replace the foresight (front sight) protector screw.

101) Tighten the foresight (front sight) protector screw.

102) Lift the rear sight leaf if your rifle has one. Make certain the safety is in the forward position.

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103) Insert the bolt with the flat side of the bolt head pointing to twelve o'clock. Depress the bolt head catch and then push the bolt forward.

104) Lower the rear sight leaf.

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105) Slide the bolt fully forward.

106) Insert the magazine.

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107) Figure 107 shows the assembled Enfield No. 4 rifle.

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